Sticky-fly-paper apparatus.



Unirse diaree Patented June 14, weile.'

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,FHEODORE Il. N @STRAND AND HEN R. CGRBE'IT, GF'CHICAGO, ILLINGIS, ASSGNORS TO THE UTILITY MANUFACTURING CQMIANY, OF CHICAGG,

lLLlNOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STiGKY-FLYHPAPER APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent \l'o."?2,83`97 datediune 14, 19634. Application filed April 5, 1902. Serial No. 101,489. iNo model.)

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Be it known that we, Tiinoiioiin I). NosriiANn and Hanni" R. Coinin'r'r, citizens or' the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of @ook and State of Illinois,'liave invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sticliy-FlyPaper Apparatus, or' which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompa- IO nying drawings, forming a part of this specification. l

Our invention relates to improvements in apparatus or devices whereby sticky iy-paper may be niost effectively exposed for the i 5 purpose oi' catchingiiies and whereby the same may be handled with the greatest convenience and safety.

' -Other objects are to simplify the-apparatus or devices and to chcapcn the cost of manufacture of the saine.

It is found by experience and is a Well-attested fact that fiies alight more readily upon the higher portions of a surface or object or upon -a raised surface. It is also desirable to place 2 5 the largest possible supply of sticky fiy-paper in vthe safest and most convenient form ready for'imniediatc usc without any adj ustmcnt beingl necessary on the part of the user and so protected that the sticky surface will not come into contact with other articles liable to injury by such contact and so arranged that when the uppermost sheet is full of iiies it may' be pulled oi' and removed.

In accordance with our invention we pro-- vide a receptacle containing a plurality of supcrposed sheets and having a raised surfacel said siieets are disposed, Where? by the advantages of the receptacle forminl fl handling the material and the raised'surface f over which 40 4in attracting the ics are combined inthe -oneJ j structure. Other advantageous features of our invenf tion are the employment of a `rectangular receptacle having rounded corners and an' inclined raised rim ii'fhereby a pluralityoi' rectangular sheets of fly-paper may be superposcd in regula-r order, the corners of thepi-le extending up along the inclined rounded corf ners ot' the rini, and thereby permitting the -dividual sheets to be readly seized or grasped to enable the sanie to be pulled oi the pile and removed.

The invention further consists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter dev scribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

y In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference characters designate like lparts throughout the several views, Figure l is apian view of one form of the invention. Fig.` 6G 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is also a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of substantially the same fori'n of invention as is shown in Fig. l. exceptthat a raised surface is not provided for the same. Fig.`5 is a' sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig.

6 is a perspective View of a dii-ferent form of' the invention. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view on the line 'i' 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a lon- 70 vgitudinal section taken on-the line 8 8 of Fig. 6.

In Figs. l, 2, and 3 the numeral 9 designates a shallow rectangular receptacle having its bottorn portion l()v raised or conv-exed centrally, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The receptacle is ,7,5 also provided with the inclined rim 11, which' is of such .height as to protect the highest point ot' the bottoinl() and prevent it or thev iiy-paper carried thereon, as hereinafter ex A plained, froinitouchinga plane surface when- 30 the'receptacle is overturned. This is more clearly'shown in Figs. 2 and '3, where it is seen jthat therinifis considerably above the center of theonvex bottom or raised surface of the 'receptacle Y A .plurality ot' sheets I2 of sticky S 5 .eadapted to be carried upon and' fthe raised surface i() of the receptriple@`` Fliese sheets are of the usual construction and comprise, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, a central portion 13, off'any suitniie 9o sticky substance. such as is ordinariiy used for this purpose. surrounded .by a narrow strip 14.- oi'i any suitable wanto scc-ure tlic'cilgcs oi the superimposed sheets together, so that the sticky substance cannot escape, from .the piie o of sheets and rnnout" the edges. iai'ailinwaxhss: but any suitable material capable of accomplishing the results sought 'may or' course be used.. The sheets 12 are rectangular in form and are adapted to fit the rectangular bottom of the receptacle 9, and since the latteryis provided with round'corners 15 the corners 16 of the sheets of iiy-paper will extend up the inclined rim at the rounded corners l5. rhis shown clearly in Fig., 2. These corners 16 enable the upper sheet when covered with flies to be readiiy grasped and pulled off, thereby leaving' exposed a fresh sheet of the sticky iiy paper. it will be understood that when the device is put upon the'market ering for the pile of sheets is provided, this being accomplished usually by means of a plain .the edges and the corners sheet of paper oi' the size of the sticky'sheets and merely placed on top of the others and secured thereto by adhesion to the sticky material 13 and at the edges by the wax strip 14.

In Figs. i and 5 the receptacle 9 is preferably provided with the inclined raised rim '1l and the rounded corners 15, which are corrugated to provide recesses or notches 15. This manner oi' constructing the receptacle greatly facilitates the manufacture thereof, as it may be formed by crimping` or corrugating the corners or edges of a `iat sheet of material, so as to draw up thc edges to form the rim. The rectangular sheets 12 of sticky fly-paper are placed in the betteln ot' the receptacle, with the corners i6 thereoil resting upon the inclined rim and over the notches 15. ln this torni of our device the sheets of sticky ilypaper can readily removed, as the notches or recesses 15 permit the lingers to be insert ed vunder the sheets of iiy-paper to grasp the corners thereof. The wax strips or borders la; prevent the sticky substance from escaping at the edges ot' the sheets when said substance becomes softened by the heat and also keeps of the sheets from Should the receptacle be overturned, the rim 11 will preventthe upper sheet from coming into Contact with the surface of the article upon which the'receptacle is standing.

Figs. 6, 7, and 8 show another modification of .the device in which the receptacle cornprises a bottom portion or elevated receptacle 1T, adapted to receive rectangular shectsoi fly-paper and which is raised in its central 'portion and is provided at its depressed edges vfith the inclined rirn or portion 18. At the ends the vertical portions or end pieces 19 are placed and serve normally to complete the framework which holds the device in the position shown'in .the ligures.v These eindportons'v-u extend a short distance above the surface .13, whereby when` the device or recep racle is overturned the surface 1? cannot come into contact with tho table or othei'supporting-body upon which the device is placed. lt will be understood that the same kind of adheringn to each other.

a suitable cov-v ben found'suitable for the strip 14; lisheets ,paper adapted to be successively said sheetscxtending up the inclined rim at are used with this form as is shown in the other'iigures and may be readily exposed for use by pulling ofi the cover (1r-uppermost sheet of the pile. i

it is apparent that by the described construction we have produced av device which is simple and easy to manufacture and is ready for immediate and convenient use and in which rectangular superimposed sheets may be used. The disposition .of the corners ot' the pile of Isheets as shown in Figs. 1 and i permits the individual sheets to be readily grasped or seized and pulled away. lVeA believe this device to be more cfective as a destroyer of flies than any otherin use. lt is also .apparent that various changes, alterations, and substitutions may he made in the invention and not depart from the spirit or scope thereof, and we therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details shown and described, but

What We do claim, Letters Patent, is-

1. An article of manufacture comprising a plurality of superimposed sheets of sticky lyremoved as used, and a permanent receptacle for said plurality o sheets having an exposed upper surface provided with portions raised above other portions thercotand over which said sheets are placed, said raised portions oi' the sheets serving to attract the flies and to furnish an alighting-surfaec for the same, said receptacle and superi mposcdv sheets together forming a single and integral iiy-catehing device ready for immediate and convenient use, substantially described.

Q. An article oi' manufacture comprising a plurality of superimposed sheets of sticky iiypaper having a retaining border of waxy material between the sheets and adapted to be successively removed as used, with a permanent receptacle for said plurality of'sheets having an exposed upper surface provided with portions raised above the other portions th ereoi' and over which said sheets are placed, said raised portions of the sheets serving to attract the flics and to furnish an alightingsurface for the same, and a protective rim for said receptacle of sufficient height with rer'- erencc to said surface and its raised portions to Aprotect tho ily-paper, said receptacle and superimposed sheets together formino; a sin-- gle and integral. iiy-catching apparatus read y: for immediate and convenient use, substantially as described.

The combination with a receptacle substantially rectangular in form having' a surface provided with raised portions and rounded corners, said receptacle having also aprotective elevated rim, of a plurality or' rectancular superimposed sheets of sticky ily-paper mounted upon said surface, the corners of and desire to secure by IOO IIO

the corners, substantially as described.

thereof turned up and arranged opposite said.

4. .lln` combination with a receptacle substantially rectangular in form having rounded corners and a raised inclined rim, of a plurality of superimposed sheet-s of sticky fly-paper substantially rectangular in form mounted in said receptacle, the corners ot' said sheets ex,

notches or recesses, whereby access may be readily gained to the edges of said sheets and the same separated fromone another and re` moved from said receptacle with facility.

i6. The combination with a rceptacle hav-v l ingan upsta'nding protective rim provided with corrugations, of a plurality of sheets of stick y ily-paper liaving retaining-borders of waxy material, said sheets having portions thereof turned up and arranged opposite said corrugations, whereby access may be readily gained to the edges ot' saidl ,sheetsand the y 30 same separated from one another and removed Afrom said receptacle with facility.

7. The combination with a rectilinear receptacle corrugated at its corners, of a plurality of superimposed sheets of sticky y-paper provided with retaining-borders of waxy ma- -terial and arranged with the edges thereofin alinement, said sheets being placed within said receptacle with the corners thereof upturned, and arranged opposite the corrugations, whereby access may be readily gained to/the yedges of said sheets and the saine separated' 'one from another, and removed from ther receptacle with facility.

ln witness whereow'e havfxghcreuntosubz.

scribedrour names in the presence ot' two witnessest Y V THEODOREn. kNOSTRAND.

HENRY R. CORBETT.:

Witnesses: i i

Ronan'r Lewis AMES, KEENE H. ADDING'ION. 

